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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the natural wonder that stands 300 feet high on the northern Oregon coast?
(a) Fairy Mountain.
(b) Sandstone Rocks.
(c) Haystack Rock.
(d) Flowerpot Rocks.

2. What do Fred and his wife like to watch on television?
(a) Sports.
(b) Game shows.
(c) News.
(d) History programs.

3. What does William realize his journey resembles when he traces it on a map?
(a) Triangle.
(b) Small circle.
(c) Star shape.
(d) Hopi design carved into a stone.

4. What is the name of the university where William spends the night in a dorm in Michigan?
(a) Lake Superior State University.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) Kalamazoo College.
(d) Central Michigan University.

5. What country was Robert Owen from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Germany.
(d) Britain.

6. What route does William take when he gets to New Jersey and wants to travel to the Pine Barrens?
(a) Interstate 87.
(b) U.S. Highway 9.
(c) George Washington Bridge.
(d) Route 102.

7. Where does William meet Marion Horner Robie?
(a) Melvin Village, New Hampshire.
(b) Springfield, Vermont.
(c) Providence, Rhode Island.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

8. For what did the Nez Perce Indians value Captain Clark?
(a) His humor.
(b) His ability to dress a wound.
(c) His ability to tell a story.
(d) His boastfulness.

9. What state is William in when he wakes up with a bad cold?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) Montana.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Oregon.

10. Who is staying in the dorm the night William sleeps at a university in Michigan?
(a) Insurance salesman.
(b) Student.
(c) Basketball player.
(d) Security guard.

11. What kind of town is Gassaway, West Virginia?
(a) Resort town.
(b) Old railroad town.
(c) Modern.
(d) Artist retreat.

12. Where is the ferry heading that William takes from Connecticut?
(a) Boston.
(b) Block Island.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Long Island.

13. Where does William meet Bob Goldsmith?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Trenton, New Jersey.
(c) Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
(d) Ocean City, Maryland.

14. Who is Arthur O. Bakke?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Coach of a sports team.
(c) Hitchhiker.
(d) Businessman.

15. What New England state is William in at the opening of Section 9?
(a) Maine.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New Hampshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sacajawea ask Lewis and Clark to bring her to see on the Oregon coast?

2. How old is the farmhouse that Pete and his wife refurbished?

3. Where does Stacie say she needs a ride?

4. What kind of plane does William go up in to get an aerial view of Moscow, Idaho?

5. What is the last sentence of the book?

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